Beschreibungen

The Political Atlas of the Modern World is a unique reference source which addresses these questions by providing a comparative study of the political systems of all 192 countries of the world. Uses quantitative data and multidimensional statistical analysis Ranks countries according to five indices of political development: stateness, external and internal threats, potential of international influence, quality of life, institutional basis of democracy Illustrated throughout with tables and diagrams.

“While only a statistician could properly evaluate the authors’methodology, they have compiled a book which will well deserve the attention of the world’s political scientists and global strategists.” (Reference Reviews Journal, 2011)

Andrei Melville is Professor of Political Science at State University - Higher School of Economics in Moscow Yuri Polunin is Chief Analyst of the “Expert” magazine and Professor of Comparative Politics at MGIMO-University, Moscow Mikhail Ilyin is Professor of Comparative Politics at MGIMO-University, Moscow Mikhail Mironyuk is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at MGIMO-University and Associate Professor of Polititcal Science at State University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow Ivan Timofeev is Associate Professor of Political Theory at MGIMO-University, Moscow Elena Meleshkina is Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yan Vaslavskiy is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at MGIMO-University, Moscow

How can we compare political systems in contemporary world politics? What measures can we use to understand the political development of countries whose histories and cultures make them so different? The Political Atlas of the Modern World is a unique reference source which addresses these questions by providing a comparative study of the political systems of all 192 countries of the world. Using quantitative data and multidimensional statistical analysis, the Atlas ranks countries according to five indices of political development: stateness external and internal threats potential of international influence quality of life institutional basis of democracy. Illustrated throughout with tables and diagrams, the book describes the methodological tools used and the key research findings. This innovative research project was initiated and sponsored by the Institute for Public Projects (Moscow) and supported by MGIMO-University.

"Recognizing the need for more a more nuanced approach to cross-national comparison, the authors of A Political Atlas of the Modern World have developed a multidimensional classification that encompasses and enhances existing tools. By combining critical concepts in comparative politics and international relations, the Atlas serves as a valuable reference for scholars and practitioners, as well as a remarkable tool for students to evaluate global politics and better understand methods of political research." —Erik Herron, University of Kansas "This volume provides one of the most ambitious attempts at classifying political systems across the world, based upon existing empirical data. The volume not only critically assesses existing data sets but tries to tap into the data to provide a series of rankings that might be used by comparative political scientists. This will be a very useful source for years to come." —John Ishiyama, University of North Texas